diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1637cf9..6e5328ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/tree/master/#readme",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "run-p dev-client dev-node",
+    "dev": "run-p dev-client dev-client-copy dev-node",
     "dev-client": "tsc -w -p src/client",
+    "dev-client-copy": "node scripts/copy",
     "dev-node": "tsc -w -p src/node",
     "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc -p src/client && tsc -p src/node",
     "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s",
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@
     "@types/lru-cache": "^5.1.0",
     "@types/markdown-it": "^10.0.1",
     "@types/node": "^13.13.4",
+    "chokidar": "^3.4.0",
     "conventional-changelog-cli": "^2.0.31",
     "lint-staged": "^10.2.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
diff --git a/scripts/copy.js b/scripts/copy.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dee4e044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/copy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// copy and watch non-ts files in src/client
+const fs = require('fs-extra')
+const path = require('path')
+const globby = require('globby')
+const chokidar = require('chokidar')
+
+const pattern = 'src/client/**/!(*.ts|tsconfig.json)'
+
+function toDest(file) {
+  return file.replace(/^src\//, 'dist/')
+}
+
+function copy(file) {
+  fs.copy(file, toDest(file))
+}
+
+// copy on start
+;(async () => {
+  for (const file of await globby(pattern)) {
+    copy(file)
+  }
+})()
+
+chokidar
+  .watch(pattern)
+  .on('change', copy)
+  .on('add', copy)
+  .on('unlink', (file) => {
+    fs.remove(toDest(file))
+  })
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e9602ba2..8271d063 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ chalk@^4.0.0:
     ansi-styles "^4.1.0"
     supports-color "^7.1.0"
 
-chokidar@^3.3.1:
+chokidar@^3.3.1, chokidar@^3.4.0:
   version "3.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.4.0.tgz#b30611423ce376357c765b9b8f904b9fba3c0be8"
   integrity sha512-aXAaho2VJtisB/1fg1+3nlLJqGOuewTzQpd/Tz0yTg2R0e4IGtshYvtjowyEumcBv2z+y4+kc75Mz7j5xJskcQ==